DDX Flashcards
LOFTSEA In assessing PC
Location: R/L eye, which VF
Onset: Time frame
Frequency: how often
Type: how bad are symptoms, type of pain
Self-treatment: What helps symptoms
Effect: how does this affect lifestyle
Associated signs and symptoms: relationship to alternate disease
Components of case history
PC: presenting complaint
POH: ocular history
FOH: family ocular history
FMH: family medical history
GH: general health + medication
VT: Visual tasks (hobbies/driving)
Screening questions in PC:
How is D/I/N vision
Age/effect of correction
Sore/red/itchy eyes
Flashing lights/floaters
Headaches
Double vision
PC refractive error:
Binocular blur
Squinting
Headaches
Esotropia > diplopia
Far/near working distance
Hyperopia PC:
Asymptomatic (latent)
Blur near>dist
Strabismus > amblyopia
Asthenopia / headaches
Loss of concentration
Astigmatism PC:
Blur at all dist
Asthenopia / headaches
Squinting
Poor focus
Light haloes
Presbyopia PC:
Blur at near
Asthenopia / headaches
Fatigue
Increased working distance and light level
Ocular disease in cataracts:
Inflammation (uveitis) > PSC
Corticosteroid use > cataracts
Vitrectomy > ascorbate loss > oxidative stress
Nuclear cataracts:
Most common
Accumulation of high weight aggregates > hardening (sclerosis)/^RI > scattering > VA/contrast loss/myopic shift
^fluorescent chromophores > nuclear brunescence > blue-yellow color defect (Tritan)
Cortical cataracts:
Hydration of cortex > subcapsular vacuoles > ray like transparent liquid spaces > decrease in soluble proteins/^insoluble proteins > opacification of rays > cuneiform opacities originating from periphery
Localized RI change > astigmatism
Glare in night (greatest glare)
PSC:
Age/Stress/UV/H2O2/cytokines > dysplastic epithelia migrate to pos. pole > collate with adjacent fibers > balloon cell formation > dysfunctional Na/K ATPase > swelling > intercellular/interfiber vacuoles and extracellular granular material formation > disruption of regular lens organization > light scatter
Vacuoles in flux
Near/light VA worse than far/dark (miosis)
Slit lamp examination of DED:
Lid hyperemia
Tear film debris
Conj. Hyperemia
SPEE (superficial punctate epithelial erosions)
Meibomian capping (MGD/bleph.)
Tear meniscus (reduced in ADDE)
DED symptoms:
Pain/burn/grit/FBF
Watering (CN6 activation)
Hyperemia
Lid fatigue
Intermittent blur (better on blink)
Struggle on screen use (blink rate 11/m > 4/m)
Photophobia
Blepharitis:
Lid inflammation from Staphyloccal or dermatitis
Ant. Affects zeis glands/lash follicles (crusty scales) > bleph debris decreases tear quality
Pos. affects meibomian glands (meibum capping) > EDE + inflammatory mediator passage from lid
DDX dry eye:
Allergic conjuntivitis: itchy
Blepharitis: lid crusting
Pharmacological: medical history
Neurotrophic keratopathy: corneal sensitivity test
Pterygium/pingueculum
CLARE
BCC symptoms:
Superficial: well defined red patch. Slow growth, w/crusting and irritation
Nodular: Pearly/translucent/skin c./pink papule/nodule. Growth > rolled edge w/central depression > ulceration w/bv
Morphoeic/sclerosing: white/waxy patch from longstanding presence
Locally invasive, rarely metastatic
SCC presentation:
Erythematous, tender papule/nodule. Commonly presents as ulcer with hyperkeratosis/horn.
Lesion expansion > recurrent ulceration/bleeding
Pterygium symptoms:
Wing fibrovascular growth at 3/9o’clock, from limbus over cornea. Can form iron deposition at boarder (Stockers line)
WTR astigmatism when on visual axis, can flare up
Signs of conj. Naevi developing into malignant melanoma:
Development post 20y
Sudden onset / rapid growth / pigment change
Abnormal location (fornices/palpebral conj.)
Increased thickness w/feeder BVs
Signs of choroidal naevus forming malignancy:
Growth
Blur, metamorphospia, VF loss, photopsia
>5mm diameter, >1mm deep
Presence of orange lipofuscin
Near OD
Associated serous RD
Differentiation between naevus and melanoma:
Asymmetry
Boarders (irregular/poor definition)
Color (variable pigmentation)
Diameter (>6mm)
Evolution
OSSN symptoms:
Leukoplakic: localized thickening of stratifies squamous epith. W/ white keratosis plaque
Papillomatous: vascularized mass, w/ BV corkscrews to supply metabolic proliferating cells
Gelatinous: poorly defined, transparent thickening of squamous epith.
All stain with NaFl due to irregular tight junctions of abnormal squamous cells
Signs of choroidal melanoma:
Elevated nodular mass under RPE
60% near OD/fovea
Clumps of orange pigment lipofuscin
RPE atrophy/drusen/exudative RD
Causes of anisocoria:
Horners
Physiological (EW asymmetric inhibition)
CN3 palsy
Adies tonic
Aberrant regen (CN3p / adies)
Pharmacological
Pupil damage (trauma/Sx)
AAGC
Horners syndrome symptoms:
Disruption of sympathetic innervation to pupil dilator / mullers / ciliary body / facial sweat glands.
Causes Miosis / partial ptosis (1mm) / anhidrosis (not 3rd order) / accommodative excess / Conj. BV dilation
Congenital cases > Lighter/Darker Brown/Blue eyes
Common causes of horners syndrome:
1st : brainstem/spinal disease (vascular/tumor), diabetic neuropathy
2nd: Pancoast tumor, carotid/aortic aneurysm, neck lesion
3rd: carotid aneurysm, cavernous sinus mass, cluster headaches
CN3 palsy symptoms:
Mydriasis: Pia BV compression > pupillomotor fiber ischemia
Full ptosis: sup. Levator innervation loss
Down/out turn: Sup/Inf/medial rectus, inf. Oblique innervation loss
Thunderclap headaches
Causes of CN3 palsy:
Causes of CN3 palsy:
Pupil involving: compressive lesion/aneurysm on pia BV for parasym. fibers
Pupil sparing: DM/HT > main trunk ischemia
Giant cell arteritis (temple pain) / Pos. communicating artery aneurysm / cavernous fistula common
Adies pupil symptoms:
Poor near focus in one eye
Slow constriction at neat from aberrant regen. (light-near dissociation)
Dilated pupil with poor direct and consensual response
>2months > slow constriction at near response (Light-Near dissociation)
DDX for red eye:
CL related
Corneal epithelial defect
Ant. Chamber disease
Eye wall inflammation
Sub conj. Haemorrhage
Common pharmacologic mydriasis/miosis:
Tropicamide: Muscarinic antagonists > Ach receptor block > sphincter paralysis
Phenylephrine: adrenergic 1 agonist
Pilocarpine: muscarinic agonist > Ach receptor upregulation > miosis
Apraclondine: Alpha agonist > dilation (weak a1, strong a2)
Tamulosin: Alpha antagonist > adrenaline receptor block > dilator paralysis
AACG presentation:
Hx DM/HT
Ache pain w/ Headache, nausea, vomiting
IOP(40-60), closed AC angle, corneal oedema
Mid dilated pupils
Blur based on symptom severity
Ache, nausea
Types of ptosis:
Myogenic (MG, simple congenital, blepharophimosis)
Neurogenic (CN3, horner, marcus gunn)
Mechanical
Aponeurotic (LPS disinsertion)
Pseudooptosis
Pseudoptosis:
Dermatochalasis
CN7 palsy (brow)
CL related red eye DDX:
CLARE
CLPU
GPC
Tight lens syndrome
Dry eye
Corneal defect red eye DDX:
Keratitis
Abrasion from trauma
Recurrent corneal abrasion
Forign body
Anterior chamber disease red eye DDX:
Uveitis
AACG
Eye wall inflammation red eye DDX:
Scleritis
Episcleritis
Conjuntivitis (infection/inflammatory)
Presentation of episcleritis:
Hx RA / autoimmune cond
Irritated to ache pain
Diffuse or sectoral hyperemia
W/o blur/watering/corneal involvement
Phenylephrine 2.5% blanches episcleral/conj. Vessels
Presentation of corneal abrasion (trauma):
Hx trauma
Sharp pain
Watery, photophobic, blur
*W/o infiltrates, rare AC inflammation
Presentation of corneal erosion
Hx trauma/recurrance (<>3mo)
Associated poor healing/DED/dystrophy
Severe sharp pain
Watery, photophobic, blur
*W/o infiltrates, rare AC inflammation
Types of infectious conjuntivitis:
Bacterial (hyper-/acute/chronic)
Adenoviral (follicular/PCF/EKC)
HSV
Chlamydial (adult inclusion/trachoma)
Fungal / parasitic / protozoan
Neonatorum
Presentation of uveitis:
Hx uveitis episodes/autoimmune cond.
Ache pain
Circumlimbal hyperaemia, photophobia, corneal oedema/precipitates (endoth.)
AC inflammation, decreased IOP
Rare pos. synechiae, hypopyon(white BC inf. AC), mitotic pupil (spasm)
Blur based on symptom severity
Types of non-infectious conjunctivitis:
Toxic follicular
Molluscum contagiosum
Stevens-johnson syndrome
Graft vs. host disease
Ocular cicatrical pemphigoid
Sup. Limbic kerato-
Presentation of sub conj. Haemorrhage:
Hx trauma/cough/vomit/blood thinners
(warfarin)
Light or no pain
No symptoms (rare conj. Oedema)
Presentation of scleritis:
Hx RA / autoimmune / GCA
Deep boring/ache pain
Scleral hyperemia (blue colouring)
W/o blur/watering/corneal involvement
Phenylephrine 2.5% will not blanch scleral vessels
Types of allergic conjunctivitis:
SAC/PAC
Atopic
Vernal
GPC
Actue bacterial conjuntivitis causes/symptoms:
Gram+: Staph/strep aureus/pneumoniae
Gram-: haemophilus
Unilateral > bilateral (2d)
Burning pain w/mucopurulent discharge (matting) and diffuse hyperaemia
Rare papillae on tarsal conj.
Follicular adenoviral conjuntivitis:
Serotyes 1-11/19
Unilateral > bilateral (1w)
Ocular discomfort, watery, hyperaemia, tarsal follicles, preauricular lymphadenopathy
Self limiting 1-3w
Pharyngeal conjuntival fever:
Adenovirus serotype 3/4/7
Pharyngitis, fever, conjuntivitis
Mild hyperemia, chemosis, watery, follicles
Common SPEE, swolen preauricular lymphnodes (ears)
Self limiting 2-3w, cold compress w/lubricants (comfort)
Herpes simplex conjuntivitis
Common HSV-1 (ocular) initial infection (<5yo).
Irritation, Watery, follicles, preauricular lymphadenopathy, HSV vessicles (lids),
Dendritic ulcer
Self-limiting 1-2w
Corneal involvement > acyclovir 3% 5/d 1w
No steroids
Hyperacute bacterial conjuntivitis causes/symptoms:
Neisseria gonorrhoeae via genital spread
Pain + tender preauricular lymphadenopathy
Rapid onset uni/bilateral, hyperaemia/chemosis w/great purulent discharge
Chronic bacterial conjuntivitis causes/symptoms:
Any bacterial conjuntivitis lasting > 3w
Related to blepharitis
Burning pain
Light hyperaemia on bulbar and tarsal conj.
Mucoid discharge w/papillae, lid crusting
Molluscum contagiosum conjuntivitis:
Poxvirus nodules containing intracytoplasmic inclusions toxic to conj.
Common 2-4yo
Lid umbilated nodules
Conj. Hyperemia, follicles, mucoid
Self limiting 3-12m, lid nodule excision if needed
Trachoma cause/symptoms:
C.trachomatis bacteria serotype A/B/C
Initial infection (1w incubation) > mild mucopurulent conjuntivitis
Recurrent infection > active chronic inflammation
Late stage > inactive inflammation
Epidemic keratoconjuntivitis causes/symptoms:
Adenovirus serotype 8/19/37
Follicles, hyperemia, chemosis, watery, swolen preauricular lymph
Common subconj. Haemorrhage / membranes (true/pseudo)
SPEE > subepithelial infiltrates
Symblepharon / scarring on healing
Trachoma active inflammation:
Irritation, blur
Follicular/Papilliary hypertrophy
Superior pannus, limbus swelling/follicles
Epithelial keratitis
Mucopurulent discharge
Acute inclusion conjuntivitis:
Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria serotye D-K (1-2w incubation)
Unilateral hyperemia, watery, purulent
Large follicles w/papillary hypertrophy (tarsal conj.) > pannus
Swolen preauricular lymph
Rare SPEE/stromal infiltrate/limbal swelling
* GP systemic azithromysin 1g.
Toxic follicular conjuntivitis:
Long term toxin exposure.
Mascara/timolol/gentamicin/preservatives > type IV delayed hypersensitivity
Uni/Bilateral hyperemia
Mixed follicles/papillae on tarsal conj.
Cold compress and removal of offending agent
VKC symptoms:
Bilateral recurrent, common men <20y w/eczema/asthma
Burning, ropy mucoid, irritation
severe itching
Papillary hypertrophy w/mucous deposits between giant papillae > keratopathy
Limbal gelatinous papillae w/apical white spots (tarantas dots)
Corneal pannus, punctate, vernal shield ulcer
Keratoconus from rubbing